Sydney, Australia
Sydney Showground Stadium
Opened 199822,102 seatsSydney Thunder (BBL)
- Par
- 172
- Recent average
- 171
- Men's T20s
- 41
- BBL matches
- 41
What do they score here?
12 of 36 reached par.
By era
| Innings from | Innings | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 2017 | 9 | 159 | 153.3 |
| 2018 to Nov 2023 | 18 | 160 | 159.3 |
| Since Nov 2023 | 9 | 163 | 171.1 |
Bat first or chase?
What total is safe here?
Who has played here?
| Competition | Matches | First | Last | First-innings median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBL | 41 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2026 | 161 |
Sydney Showground Stadium T20 FAQs
What is a good T20 score at Sydney Showground Stadium?
Oddsworth's par score at Sydney Showground Stadium is 172. Since November 2023, first innings in men's T20s here have averaged 171 across 9 innings.
Is it better to bat first or chase at Sydney Showground Stadium?
Batting first has the edge lately. Teams batting first have won 4 of the 7 completed men's T20s since November 2023, and 16 of 32 all-time.
What total is safe to defend at Sydney Showground Stadium?
Teams making between 190 and 209 in the first innings have defended it in 3 of 4 games here. For totals between 170 and 189, 5 of 6; between 150 and 169, 6 of 12; under 150, 2 of 10.
Is Sydney Showground Stadium a high-scoring ground?
About average. First innings here run level with the average for the BBL at other grounds.
What is the highest T20 total at Sydney Showground Stadium?
The highest first-innings total in a men's T20 here is 205, and the lowest is 106.
Which competitions are played at Sydney Showground Stadium?
41 men's T20s have been played here since 2015: 41 in the BBL.
The ground
Built for the 1998 Royal Easter Show and used for baseball at the 2000 Olympics, the stadium has been the Thunder's home since 2015.
The playing area is a compact 164 m by 128 m, and the ground's record cricket crowd of 22,102 watched the Thunder play the Sixers in December 2023.
- Opened
- 1998
- Capacity
- 22,102
- Home to
- Sydney Thunder (BBL)